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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. MOHAMED AHMED" <danielleporto@secrel.com.br>
Reply-To: drmohameda532@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:28:03 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Dear Customer!





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Dear Customer!

This is to let you know that we have received an instruction from the
united nation by order of the ministry of finance, Benin Republic, to
release your approved payment of USD$ 500.000.00 via United Bank For
Africa [UBA] ATM MasterCard which you will use to withdraw your USD$
500.000.00 from any ATM MACHINE in any part of the world.

I must thank you and assure you that your ATM MasterCard has been approved
and upgraded in your favor this morning. The amount upgraded in the ATM
MasterCard is USD$ 500.000.00 and your secret pin number will be given to
you once you received the card from us, right now, invitation have been
extended to you to visit United Bank For Africa [UBA] Benin Republic for
collection of your ATM MasterCard and pin number so that you can activate
it by yourself and start withdrawing funds from any ATM machine in your
country but the amount you can withdraw in a day is $10,000,as we have
programmed it.

Alternatively, if you are unable to visit United Bank For Africa [UBA]
for collection of your ATM MasterCard and pin number, you must therefore
Apply for the ATM MasterCard and pin number to be sent to you via our
diplomatic courier service at your own expenses by offsetting the
following payments such as;

1) Shipment fee of the ATM MasterCard to your address including Insurance
charge amounting to USD$58.00.

Both payments is the sum of USD$58.00 must be paid to enable us ship the
ATM MasterCard to your address to help you start withdrawing your USD$
500.000.00 From any ATM machine in any part of the world. This ATM
MasterCard must be insured so that it can get to you without any problem
or diversion. So if you cannot come to United Bank For Africa [UBA] for
collection of your ATM MasterCard, you must therefore pay the shipping and
insurance charge of USD$58.00 through Western Union or Money-Gram with the
details below:

Receiver's name: KECHI UDE
Destination: Cotonou, Benin Republic
Test Question: Color
Test Answer: Blue
Amount: USD$58.00

MTCN:.................
Sender's name:
Sender's mobile phone number:
Sender's Address:

As soon as the fee is received, we shall immediately dispatch the ATM
MasterCard to you and it will take only 3-days to arrive to your address
to enable you start withdrawing funds that same day from any ATM machine.
Thanks for your understanding and we are waiting for your quick reply and
the payment information for the delivery of your ATM MasterCard.

Yours in service.

DR. MOHAMED AHMED,
ATM Payment Manager
Telephone#: +229 94900813
E-mail: drmohameda532@gmail.com

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